Archive for November 2006

The Zambia Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authority is to spend over K300 million to procure mini drug testing kits. The funds will also be used to deploy Drug Control officers in border areas to avert counterfeit drugs from entering the country. Authority Acting Director Esnart Mwape said the officers will work with Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) officials…

The European Union must put tougher measures in place to stamp out the growing problem of trading in counterfeit medicines, a report warns. Professor David Taylor, of the University of London School of Pharmacy, said the problem had been concentrated in the developing world. 22 November 2006 Read the full story at news.bbc.co.uk.

UP to 10 Australian women have illegally bought the controversial abortion pill RU486 over the internet, despite warnings they are putting their lives at risk. A South Australian woman is also among those considering purchasing the drug online, after finding the product available for about $US65 (about $85) from an international website. By Laura Anderson20…

The Health Ministry has found that more than half of the counterfeit drugs seized were sold as sex stimulants or Viagra. Fake drugs with a face value of RM16 million were seized over the past 10 months. Ministry Pharmaceutical Services Division principal assistant director Ahmad Nozrin Taharin said they were mainly sold through direct sales.…

A United Nations-led task force has warned people against buying medicines from rouge websites as 50 per cent of the drugs sold online may be counterfeit which could promote drug resistant strains of the disease, worsen medical conditions and even kill patients. It also called for strengthening laws to deal with such online pharmacies to…

A Moscow court ruled late Wednesday that pharmaceuticals firm Bryntsalov-A must pay a 40,000 ruble ($1,500) fine for improper storage of drugs at its facilities, among other violations. The decision was widely viewed as a slap on the wrist for a company that has been accused by Western drug makers of producing counterfeit drugs. The…